Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: escape question

[Bob Duncan <katsurencho@yahoo.com>]

I don't remember, but i believe Alvin sank after it returned to the surface, and was swamped or accidently dropped back in to the water.

  bob duncan

Michael B Holt <tlohm@juno.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 16:54:54 +0000 bmshomstein@att.net writes:
> >
> >I know 2 incidents where subs were ditched then salvaged.
> >
> >The Alvin sank and sat on the bottom for a year in the 1960s. I don't 
> >remember the entire story, it's in the book "Water Baby".
>
> In about a mile of water, as I recall. A bit rich for my blood.
>
> >The other was a sub some friends sank in a canal in the Florida Keys. 
> >An external battery pod exploded and the sub sank in the canal. The sub 
> >was quickly raised.
>
> Do we have a good report on this one? I've never heard of it.
>
> >
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> >
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